South Gate

Population & Demographics

South Gate, CA

South Gate is home to 91,483 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,361 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
91,483
people
Population

91,483 residents

Median age 36.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

South Gate population & demographics

Who lives in South Gate — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
91,483
Median age
36.3yrs
Median household income
$74,571
Median home value
$636,300
Median gross rent
$1,531/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
11.3%
Poverty rate
12.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in South Gate

How South Gate breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino95.2%
White2.2%
Asian0.9%
Black0.9%
Two or more races0.4%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across South Gate

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across South Gate.

South Gate at a glance
Employed Residents
38,361
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for South Gate proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How South Gate commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

37 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

South Gate

38,361 commutes, one dot at a time

South Gate

Where 38,361 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in South Gate, by worker count.

1Los Angeles14.2 mi9,996
2South Gate0.0 mi2,021
3Long Beach9.8 mi1,425
4Downey3.6 mi1,152
5Vernon4.1 mi989
6Commerce4.5 mi811
7Carson8.0 mi801
8Santa Fe Springs7.2 mi783

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into South Gate.

1Los Angeles14.2 mi3,771
2South Gate0.0 mi2,021
3Long Beach9.8 mi785
4Downey3.6 mi650
5Lynwood1.3 mi491
6East Los Angeles6.2 mi406
7Compton3.7 mi387
8Norwalk6.9 mi383

Top industries

The sectors that employ South Gate’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade15.7%
MFManufacturing13.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing12.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance12.6%
EDEducational Services11.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.2%
WSWholesale Trade5.6%
FIFinance and Insurance3.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for South Gate

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
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